The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-10-12
THE VOLUNTEER WINS
The American Cup Remains at Home.
An Interesting Race.

| NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-The second o.+orr -
to sail the second race in the two out Of thr+,
match Tor the American cup was accom,1lsb.
ed TO day under circumstances that conn., Ill.
the most ultra Britisher to saw the Tb,s+1.
was beaten fairly and soundIv. Tho san,o
old storm that had been hanging a-onna f.,
two Gays was still lingering, and howl, -
fog still hung over the sea. The start was
made, however, and every one Of the DC O0O
| spectators saw as square race az ueo .ver
sailed in any water. It was precisely n. 9o
a. N. that the preparatory signal was piven
At tGat time the excursion boats and steam
achts had gathered about the line. MAKING a
ale day picture. When the gun to start vas
| SlVen at lO;4) the Thistle was nearer the line
nd went away four lengths ahead of the
Volunteer. The time of the start was
'hlstle, 10 hours 40 minutes 81 seconds: Vol
unteer, 10 hours 40 minutes 5Os/ seconds
hey went over on the starboard tack the
Volunteer at once began to eutpoInt and out.
loot her opponent. The weathering qualities
OF the yachts was seen at once. The Volup-
teer outpotnted the cutter by nearly two
jolnts, and won the race by the mastery
| manner in which she went to wIpdwzrd. The
arSt tack of seven miles virtually decided the
ace, the Volunteer beating t. the
Eindward of the Thistle in way
nat satisfied all spectators who knew
anything about it, that the American boat
would win. The Volunteer not only ont
pointed her rival but outfooted her as well.
Tack after tack showed that the sloon va
beating the cutter. There could be no mis-
take about 1t. The wind at the start was blow
Ing about twenty miles per hour. 1t main
tanned that velocity all the way out, except
during period of perhaps twenty minutes.
when 1t let down considerably, curing which
time the Thistle people claimed that tbev
were becalmed. Really, the Volunteer was
equally afflicted. The yachts rounded the
outer mark as follows: Volunteer, 2:26:4O:
Thistle, 2:41. Both yachts set their srtnnak
ers coming homeward. The Volunteer had
lead OF fully two and oDe-half minutes when
the thistle rounded. The Thistle was the
first to take In her spinnaker, but the Volun.
teer followed suit immediately. On the run
home the wind let up again, but the American
sloop crossed the line winner by ii mi1
utes, 4s94 seconds. The correct elapsed time
was: Volunteer, 5:42:5614; Thistle, 5:54:45.
In the windward work the Volunteer beat
the Thistle IA minutes, 49A seconds. On the
run before the wind the Thistle beat the Vol.
unteer minutes, 5415 seconds.
After the r5ce Mr.. Bell admitted that the
Volunteer, with her centerboard, had fairly
beaten the Thistle in thrashing to the wind
ward He insisted, however, that the courses
laid out by the Americas cup committee were
unfair. He expected to win the triangular,
or third race, because ne had no doubt that
the Thistle could easily beat the sloop in run
ming and reaching. Mr.. Bell added that the
Thietle was for sale for $4,000, and if q purse
was offered for another race she would lie en-.
tered. Designer Watson and Capt. Barr beth
admitted that the Thistle was beaten in w.rd |
Eurd work, and that the centerboard had
largely helped to do it.
GLASGOW, Sept, 30.-Scotchmen are greatly |
-xcited over to-day's race, hut admit t, at the |
Thistle was fairly defeated. It is believed |
hat il the race for the cup is again to be
sailed in American waters, the Scotch Yacht,
o be successful, roust have centerboari.